Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay
Argumentative Essay is in many ways:
- Similar to an abstract essay in that it is concerned completely with ideas.
- Different from an abstract essay in that you are, as a writer, not free to interpret a subject in any way you wish.
Argumentative essay requires three things:
1. Ability to reason.
2. Capacity for arranging ideas in logical order.
3. Drawing on general knowledge.
We write argumentative essays:
1. To argue for or against a proposition without necessarily attempting to persuade the reader to agree with us. The aim is only presenting a viewpoint.
2. To argue in such a way as to persuade the reader to agree with us.
3. To attempt to solve a problem.
4. To discuss a problem without necessarily arriving at a solution.



Argumentative topics cannot be interpreted in a wide variety of ways because the meaning is clear. The difficulty is in deciding on the best way of tackling the subject. Before attempting to make a plan, it is to define the attitude, i.e., decide on the way of argument.
The ability to write a good argumentative essay depends on how well you can use what you know. A few facts which are used well can be far more effective than a great number which do not add anything significant to the essay. Facts should provide nothing more than the framework for ideas, speculations, theories or opinions. There should be a presence of accuracy when referring to facts.